Arsenal, Man Utd alerted after Monchi’s latest transfer comments
Roma have confirmed they have no plans to re-negotiate Arsenal and Man Utd target Cengiz Under’s contract.
The Serie A club’s sporting director Monchi has made it clear that the club have no plans to offer the Turkey forward a new deal and that may well open the door for a January transfer.
“We haven’t decided anything for Cengiz Under yet,” Monchi told Sky Sports Italia before Roma’s 1-0 loss to Udinese on Saturday. “He is very young, he is improving.
“But this is not the right moment to discuss a new contract and he must continue the growth process.
“Let’s leave him in peace to mature at his own pace. What needs to come will come in good time.”
Turkish-Football claim that “sources” close to the player have told them that the 21-year-old is not happy being one of the lowest paid players in the Roma first-team.
Under, who is understood to have a price tag of €45m, apparently makes around €1million per-season, which equater to around £17,000 a week and he has another four years left on his contract.
Under and his representatives have been trying to negotiate a wage increase with a buyout clause option, but they know he could earn considerably more in the Premier League and Arsenal and Manchester United are believed to be interested.
Turkish-Football recently claimed that scouts from United, Tottenham and Arsenal were all expected to watch Under earlier this month when Turkey played Sweden at the Yeni Eskisehir Stadium.